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A*STAR opens smart grid R&D center

Posted by Derek on November 02, 2011
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The Agency for Science, Technology and Research’s (A*STAR) Experimental Power Grid Centre (EPGC) has opened in Singapore to support Singapore’s goal of a smart energy economy through cutting-edge research and research collaborations with local and international partners. The research efforts are intended to develop future commercialized energy technologies in electrical power networks, energy distribution and Continue reading →

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Siemens aims for €6bn smart grid orders by 2014

Posted by Derek on September 29, 2009
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German technology group Siemens has stated that it wants to receive orders worth more than €6bn for intelligent power networks over the next five years. The global electronics and electrical engineering giant which operates in the energy and healthcare sectors and has around 420,000 employees, generated nearly €19bn in fiscal 2008 from its operations in Continue reading →

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